Cuff fastener



Dez. 29, 1931. H, E, EACH 1,888,851

CUFF FASTENER Filed Oct. 20, 1930 QrZazafddan/ed c fa,

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A TTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 29, 1931 STATE HABLAN nnwenn LEACH,

OF OWA'IONNA, MINNESOTA Curr rAsrnNnn Application flied october 2o, 19.30. serial ne. 429,998.

This invention relates to cuff fasteners, and more particularly to an improved device for use in lieu of ordinary cuff buttons or links. Y v

An obj ect of the present invention is to provide aV cud fastener by means of which the ends ofa cuff will befnormally kept close together and wherein provision is made to permit extension of the cuff fastener so that o the sleeve and attached cuff may be drawn upwardly on the arm and retained in such position to prevent soiling of the cuff when washing the hands, etc.`

fr further object is to provide a cuff fastener which Vis simple in construction, readily attachable to or removable from the cuff, and compactV and neat in appearance.

The invention consists'in the novel form,

combination and arrangement of parts here- -,0 inafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying Vdrawings and claimed.

ln the drawings; Y y

Figure l is a fragmentary.v elevation of a cuff having attached lthereto a cuffy fastener employing the present invention.

Figure 2 Vis a similar view, with the ends of the cuff separated and the cuff fastener extended. y

vFigure 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig- 3@ ure l, with the cuff fastener slightly extended; and Y Y Figure 4i is a view somewhat simllarto Figure 2 of a modified form of the inventlon.

Referring in detail to the drawings, thev present invention broadly includes a pair of similar clasps 5 and 6 connected by anv elastic ber 7 may be made of a normal` length equal toV the combined lengths of the two clasps so' as to normallyinsure retention of the en'dsof the cuff close together as shown .in Figure l. n At the same time, sufficient reserve portions of the elasticmember are provided at the backs of the clasps to permit separation of the clasps for a material distance as shown in Figure 2, when the elasticV member is stretched. f

'"*As shown, each clasp preferably consists of a return-bent strip of sheet metal presenting a pair of opposed jaws between which the end of the cuff is slipped and securely gripped when the fastener is placed in use. Y

4The outer jaw of each clasp has its free end outturned as at 8 to facilitate insertion of the cuff end between the jaws, while the innerj a-w of each clasp has a'reversely bentV extension 9 which overlies the ends of the elastic vmember to protect the latter and normally prevent contact of the same with the wearers wrist. Spurs 10 may be struck` inwardly from the extension 9 near the juncture of the latter with the outer end ofthe inner jaw of the clasp to fasten the adjacent end of elastic memberto said clasp, when thevelastic link member is in the form of elastic fabric or tape as shown in Figures l to 3 inclusive. i

ln Figure i the elastic link member. 7a is in the form of a narrow strip of spring metalV bent into a series of transverse folds, and isV soldered or `welded at its ends to the clasps at the juncture of the extensions ofthe clasps aand 6a with the inner aws of said clasps. Otherwise, the construction of Figure 4f 'corresponds with that of Figures l to 3 inclusive. In use, the clasps are simply slipped onto the respectiveV ends of thecuff, the clasps bevingV normally positioned in endto end relation to keep the endsof the cuff close together as shown in Figure l. When the cuff is drawn upwardlyon the arm, `the link mem` ber 7 or 7a will readily stretch to permit the ends of the cuff to separate as shown in Figure 2, the cud being heldin snug engagement with the arm and retained in the upward position on thelatter. V

ldhatl claim as new is Y l.. A cuff fastener comprising two clasps joined by an elastic membergthe ends of said elastic member being attached to the outer Y ends of the clasps and freely extending across the backsV of the latter, said elastic member being of a. normal length equal to the com- '.bined lengths of the claspsand normally ico holding the clasps in end to end relation and the elastic member concealed from View.

Q. A cul' fastener comprising a pair of lclasps adapted to engage the adjacent edges 5 of the cnil, and an elastic member terminally connected with said clasps and normally maintaining tlie latter in end to end engagement with each other. n A culi' fastener comprising a pair of clasps, each constructed to embrace one edge of the cuil, and an elastic member terminally connected with the back of said clasps t0 normally maintain the latter in end to end enL gagement, and said elastic member concealed from View thereby.

Ll. A culi' fastener comprising a pair of clasps, each including a U-sliaped portion to embrace one edge of the cuff, an elastic member terminally connected with the back of said clasps and normally holding` the latter in end to end engagement, and an extension 'formed on the back .of each clamp and covering' the adjacent end of the elastic member.

ln testiAA ony whereof l aliix my signature. Y

95 HABLAN EDNARD LEACH. 

